Greetings Black Forest Hills Community,

We are incredibly proud to announce that five of our outstanding students (Left to Right: Aaron Ashebo (5), Iris Yu (4), Iris Nguyen (3), Viviana Dunlap (2), Dillon Kana (1)) have been recognized as Aurora Scholars this year! These students were selected by their teachers for being truly exceptional leaders in the classroom, kind and caring peers, and positive role models throughout our school community.

The Aurora Scholars program is a special opportunity for the City of Aurora, schools, and families to come together to celebrate students who go above and beyond in whatever they do best. These five students exemplify what it means to be compassionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic learners, and we are thrilled to see their efforts honored in such a meaningful way.

While we are proud of these five individuals, they are also a reflection of the amazing students we have across Black Forest Hills. Every day, we see kindness, curiosity, and excellence shining in our classrooms. We celebrate all of our students and the bright future they represent.

Please join us in congratulating our 2025 Aurora Scholars!

Go Owls!

Brandon Tullio

Principal

You did it, BFHE! A huge thank you to our BFHE community and generous auction donors for making our silent auction a great success. Because of you, we reached our fundraising goal and had a blast doing it! Thank you to the best auction emcees ever, Ms. Hamilton, Ms. Nicholls, and our assistant principal Ms. Bruetsch! Your donations and generosity will help with our school's operational costs and invaluable TA's for the upcoming school year. The classroom that had the most student's attend was Ms. Brundage's class and they earned a popcorn party!

A huge thank you to Tagawa Gardens for donating the soil for our new BFHE garden beds! We are so excited to see how your donation helps our garden grow this Spring!

Urban Air Community Night will take place TONIGHT (Friday, April 18th from 4-8pm at the Cornerstar location only). Discounted tickets are available when you mention BFHE. Come jump the night away with your friends. Principal Tullio will race a student at 5pm and 6pm on the climbing wall AND if 75+ students attend, Principal Tullio will ride the Sky Rider! A portion of all proceeds benefits BFHE so don't miss it!

Dion's Community Night is on Wednesday May 7th from 5-8pm. Bring in your flyer and help your class get the most attendees. The winning classroom will receive a pizza party! A percentage of all proceeds comes back to BFHE!

Main Parking Lot Drop Off/Pick Up:

• Please do not park along the sidewalk areas (they are marked with red paint).

• If you walk up to pick up/drop off your child (like preschool or kindergarten), please park in a parking spot.

• Please follow the signs and “Please Pull All The Way Forward” and "Line Starts Here" when dropping off or picking up so we can move cars quickly through the line.

• Please do not get out of your car in the drop off lane as it disrupts the flow of traffic.

• Please do not turn left coming out of our parking lot during pick up and drop off as it is a hazard.

• Please have students exit on the passenger side of the car because there will be cars passing in the left lane.

• Once your student has exited the vehicle, please pull into the left lane to exit the parking lot. Parking On Glasgow:

• Please do not make U turns on Glasgow at anytime during the day as this is unsafe and against the law unless otherwise posted.

Bus Loop:

• There is no parking during drop off/pick up in the bus loop as we have four busses that need this space for safe parking, drop off and pick up.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our kids safe.

Are you loving our new BFHE logo and Hootie as much as we are? New spirit wear is here and available NOW to conveniently customize and purchase online! Check out the huge variety of styles and colors to show your school spirit!

The district has compiled a list of resources for families, including food pantries, immigrant supports, language supports, mental and physical health resources, and supports for unhoused families.

Thank you to everyone for keeping our community safe by not parking in the fire lane. We appreciate you!

We have updated the process to drop off student items Please see below for updated practice.

• Ring doorbell
• Office staff will let you in
• Fill out name slip and attach to item
• Leave item on appropriate table next to the check in kiosk in the vestibule (labeled Student Item Drop Off)
• Items will only be delivered at 10am and 2pm daily, so please plan accorndingly

Students will enter through door #9 (see map below) This is the same door they exit the lunchroom through for lunch recess. As a reminder, breakfast is served from 7:30 – 7:50. Thank you.

Breakfast in cafeteria 7:30am-7:50am

Doors open for all students at 7:50am

School Starts- 8:00

Kindergarten Lunch- 10:30-10:55 Recess 10:55-11:15

Grade 1 Lunch- 10:55-11:20 Recess 11:20-11:40

Grade 2 Lunch- 11:20-11:45 Recess 11:45-12:05

Grade 3 Lunch- 11:45-12:10 Recess 12:10-12:30

Grade 4 Lunch- 12:10-12:35 Recess 12:35-12:55

Grade 5 Lunch- 12:35-1:00 Recess 1:00-1:20

School Ends 2:45 M,T,TH,F

School Ends 1:45 W